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Puritanism, in whatever expression, is a poisonous germ. On the surface everything may look strong and vigorous; yet the poison works its way persistently, until the entire fabric is doomed. ↗

— Emma Goldman

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There is no hope even that woman, with her right to vote, will ever purify politics. ↗

— Emma Goldman

#ever #her #hope #politics #purify

Women need not always keep their mouths shut and their wombs open. ↗

— Emma Goldman

#always #keep #mouths #need #open

Idealists are foolish enough to throw caution to the winds. They have advanced mankind and have enriched the world. ↗

— Emma Goldman

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Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood? ↗

— Emma Goldman

#anything #criminal #function #glorified #indeed

The individual whose vision encompasses the whole world often feels nowhere so hedged in and out of touch with his surroundings as in his native land. ↗

— Emma Goldman

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To the indefinite, uncertain mind of the American radical the most contradictory ideas and methods are possible. The result is a sad chaos in the radical movement, a sort of intellectual hash, which has neither taste nor character. ↗

— Emma Goldman

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One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print. ↗

— William Goldman

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There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up. ↗

— William Goldman

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You can never trust what you read. ↗

— William Goldman

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